Four important lessons about love from the wise

In Marriage and Morals, idealistic philosopher Russell criticized divorce, saying it was paving the way towards the downfall of Western civilization. Three divorces and nearly 40 years later, he softened his views. “I do not know what I think now about the subject of marriage,” he wrote. “Perhaps easy divorce causes less unhappiness than any other system.” He married his fourth (and final) wife when he was 80 years old.

What we can learn from Russell: Those living in glass houses, with their second wives, should not throw stones. And in a day and age when marriage is no longer as necessary, financially or culturally, as it once was, don’t rush into anything until you’re serious about loving someone till death do you part.